वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-108, verse-9

श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तस्य राघवस्य महात्मनः ।
महेन्द्रः प्रत्युवाचेदं वचनं प्रीतिलक्षणम् ॥९॥

9. śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tasya rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ ,
mahendraḥ pratyuvācedaṃ vacanaṃ prītilakṣaṇam.

9. śrutvā tu vacanam tasya rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ
mahendraḥ prati uvāca idam vacanam prītilakṣaṇam

9. Having heard those words of the great-souled Rāghava, Mahendra then spoke these words, which revealed his affection.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement, request

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava (an epithet of Rāma, descendant of Raghu)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one, noble-minded

• महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Referring to the Mahendra mountain, likely personified as speaking. (Mahendra (name of a mountain or a deity))

• प्रति (prati) - Used as a prefix to the verb uvāca to form 'pratyuvāca' (replied). (towards, in reply to, against)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• इदम् (idam) - this, these

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement, request

• प्रीतिलक्षणम् (prītilakṣaṇam) - indicative of affection/love, marked by pleasure

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Indeclinable past participle used to denote an action completed before another main action.

Root: śru (class 5)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement, request

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, utterance, word, speech, statement, request

Derived from the root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava (an epithet of Rāma, descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, son of Raghu; an epithet of Rāma

Derived from Raghu, referring to King Raghu's lineage.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one, noble-minded

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, a great person

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ātman' (self/soul)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Referring to the Mahendra mountain, likely personified as speaking. (Mahendra (name of a mountain or a deity))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - great Indra; a name of Indra; name of a mountain range

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'indra' (Indra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity), lord, chief
  noun (masculine)

प्रति (prati) - Used as a prefix to the verb uvāca to form 'pratyuvāca' (replied). (towards, in reply to, against)

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active Indicative

From root 'vac' (class 2), third person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this, these

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these, here

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement, request

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, utterance, word, speech, statement, request

Derived from the root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रीतिलक्षणम् (prītilakṣaṇam) - indicative of affection/love, marked by pleasure

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prītilakṣaṇa

prītilakṣaṇa - having signs of love or affection, indicative of pleasure

Compound of 'prīti' (affection) and 'lakṣaṇa' (mark/sign)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prīti+lakṣaṇa)

• prīti – love, affection, pleasure, joy
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from the root 'prī' (to please, love)
  Root: prī (class 9)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, token
  noun (neuter)
  Root: lakṣ (class 1)

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